Plärrer station

Coordinates: 49°26′53″N 11°03′54″E / 49.4481°N 11.0649°E / 49.4481; 11.0649
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Plärrer
Nürnberg, Germany
Coordinates49°26′53″N 11°03′54″E / 49.4481°N 11.0649°E / 49.4481; 11.0649
Operated byVerkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
Line(s)
Tracks4
Connections
  • Gibitzenhof – Am Wegfeld
  • Doku-Zentrum – Westfriedhof
  • Dutzendteich – Am Wegfeld
  • 34 Plärrer - Friedrich-Ebert-Platz West
  • 36 Plärrer - Doku-Zentrum
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zoneVGN: 100[1]
History
Opened20 September 1980
Services
Preceding station Nuremberg U-Bahn Following station
Gostenhof U1 Weißer Turm
Rothenburger Straße
towards Röthenbach
U2 Opernhaus
towards Flughafen
Rothenburger Straße U3 Opernhaus
towards Nordwestring

Plärrer station is the only

Friedrich Ebert Platz orange tiles indicate its intended use as an interchange station between different subway main lines. The station is named after the Plärrer, long an important interchange of various types of transportation including the site of the Nuremberg terminus for the Bavarian Ludwig Railway. Despite folk etymology
linking the name to the local word "plärren" for screaming, it likely derives from Plarre a now disused word for a square.

References

  1. ^ "Tarifzonenplan: Nürnberg, Fürth" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.